Any fans of Topps Vault items?

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by 6-4-3memorabilia

Wanted to get a few opinions on Topps Vault items. Looks like some of the items are pretty interesting while others not so much. I picked this up to go along with my 1965 Topps set (mostly because it says Mickey Mantle) was only $25 but does anyone know what it was used for? on the COA it mentions it being art, I don't think its a printing plate. It has that old 1960's tape that turned yellow on it. Maybe it was used as a concept for Topps before they made the cards? What do you guys think it was used for? Thanks- Anthony

It looks like inked comic book art. For comic books of the era the art process worked like this.

(1) penciled draws a picture
(2) inker traces the image and adds detail
(3) letterer adds lettering (usually glued on the inked page)
(4) image is copied to a transparency and is painted
(5) painted image is copied for production

Hope this helps.

Alex